Advances in the production of temperate fruits in the tropics



Document title: Advances in the production of temperate fruits in the tropics
Journal: Acta scientiarum. Agronomy
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000460096
ISSN: 1679-9275
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Lavras, Departamento de Agricultura, Lavras, Minas Gerais. Brasil
2Centro Universitario Tocantinense Presidente Antonio Carlos, Araguaina, Tocantins. Brasil
3Washington State University, Department of Horticulture, Wenatchee, Washington. Estados Unidos de América
Year:
Volumen: 41
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Estado del arte
Approach: Descriptivo
English abstract The present study aimed to review the advances in the production of temperate fruits to determine future research directions that improve production in the tropics. Temperate fruits are no longer only produced in regions characterized by a cold winter period. These fruits are also produced in the sub-tropical and tropical regions characterized by mild winter or even the absence of chilling conditions often required by the tree to break dormancy. Currently, temperate fruit production is possible in certain regions of South America, Africa and Asia that are near to the Equator. However, temperate tree fruit production in tropical regions requires modified techniques to overcome dormancy and allow adequate flowering, growth and productivity. The main approaches taken are the development of cultivars with low chilling requirement, chemical induction of budbreak, interruption of irrigation during the winter period, defoliation, orchard densification, and double pruning. Breeding has become a key tool in the advancement of temperate fruit growing in the tropics, especially with the development of low chilling requirement cultivars
Disciplines: Agrociencias
Keyword: Frutales,
Plantas para uso industrial,
Trópico,
Producción,
Zonas templadas,
Frutas,
Enfriamiento,
Latencia
Keyword: Fruit trees,
Plants for industrial use,
Tropics,
Production,
Temperate zone,
Chilling,
Dormancy
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